Planetary hours
in Dresden.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Monday, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:58 – 07:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:23
- 4♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:11
- 5☉︎ Sun10:11 – 11:00
- 6♀︎ Venus11:00 – 11:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 12:36
- 8☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 15:01
- 11♂︎ Mars15:01 – 15:49
- 12☉︎ Sun15:49 – 16:37
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 19:01
- 3☽︎ Moon19:01 – 20:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:37
- 6♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:49
- 7☉︎ Sun23:49 – 01:01
- 8♀︎ Venus01:01 – 02:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:24
- 10☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 14h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:58 to 07:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.